Access Bank completes majority shareholding in Finibanco Angola

The announcement came more than a month after the bank first disclosed its acquisition plan on 2 May.

Group CEO of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe said Access Bank, in anticipation of the acquisition, has made progress in integration planning.

“Our plan is to leverage our expansive distribution network, best-in-class technology, risk and governance practices to serve high growth businesses and the rising consumer sector in Angola”, he said.

“We will act as a positive catalyst to foster greater innovation and promote the deepening of the financial sector in Angola in line with our strategic growth objectives in the broader South Africa Development Community, while delivering value to our stakeholders”.